Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Canton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13057090402 · Cherokee County, GA · pop 5,904 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Canton

For landlords sizing up Canton in Cherokee County, census tract 13057090402 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. That is riskier than about 58% of US census tracts.

38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,686 a month against an average household income of $76,791 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 26% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units2,465

Renter share42.4%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate1.7%

Median income$76,791

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Canton and the region

Centroid at 34.2786, -84.4583 · click any tract to drill in

Why Canton scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Canton

3.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.0

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

1.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,686 rent vs county FMR

4.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Canton

7.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Canton

8.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Canton

6.7

How Canton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

64%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
23%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

12.5%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
8.2%Transit barriers
13.8%No health insurance
18.2%Frequent mental distress
30.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Canton

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Canton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cherokee County average of 5.3 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13057090402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13057090402?

Census tract 13057090402 in Canton scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13057090402?

Median gross rent is $1,686/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13057090402?

1.7% of residents in tract 13057090402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,904.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13057090402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 87th, minority 46th, housing 23th.

What share of households in tract 13057090402 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13057090402 compare to Canton overall?

Tract 13057090402 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Canton at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Canton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Canton

Top eight tracts in Canton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.